We've rounded up our favorite menu cards from featured real weddings, including traditional cards placed at each setting and quirky chalkboards posted around the reception area, so you can be sure to find one that works for your wedding's vibe.
At Eunice and Daniel's carnival-themed wedding, the menu was written on a chalkboard by calligrapher Michele Papineau.
For their travel-themed reception in Bali, Indonesia, guests at Amy and TQ's reception ate a family-style dinner which fused Indonesian, Balinese, and Western classics, documented on this classic card.
A calligraphed menu -- in French -- revealed the details of the evening's meal at Rebecca and Tod's wedding. Since subtle French touches flowered throughout the event, including the reception's cuisine, the couple thought it appropriate to actually incorporate the classic romance language.
This rustic, family-style menu was created to give Jean and Devin's reception an intimate, dinner-party feeling. The menu was written onto a chalkboard set in a white painted frame and hung in the tent.
Mini clipboards displaying kraft-paper menus rested against large food cans covered in patterned paper to add to the industrial kitchen theme at Lauren and Josh's wedding.
Jennifer and Kevin opted for simple menu cards for their farm wedding. Each sat atop French-grain-sack "lapkins" embroidered with each guests' name.
Fun illustrations decorated the menu cards at Lanie and Matt's winter wedding.
The inventive menu was printed on cards that doubled as napkin bands at "Top Chef" judge Gail Simmons's wedding.
For their Caribbean destination wedding, Kelly and Chad displayed letterpress menus that doubled as place cards, with each guest's name calligraphed at the top.
The menu at Lilly and Charlie's homespun DIY wedding was displayed on a French-style mirror.
A sprig motif, which was carried throughout many of the wedding's elements, topped the menu cards at Claudia and Michael's Colorado wedding.
A talented groom drew illustrations of each course and used a typeface that he developed just for his wedding to create these cards, which were printed on loose-leaf paper.
Paper-envelope menus featured a casual stamp motif that was carried out throughout the rest of the stationery at Jennifer and Joshua's California wedding.
Simple, elegant ivory menu cards were tied with an orange ribbon to the back of each chair at Katie and Colman's seaside wedding.
A monogram of Suzanne's and Adam's initials (designed by the bride's sister) was incorporated throughout their wedding on various paper details, including the menu card.
Menu cards printed in blue ink and tied with yellow satin ribbon played perfectly into the color scheme of Maria and Jordan's Italian nuptials.
Two nights before their wedding, Rae and Noah were up until three o'clock in the morning finishing up the menu cards, which they typed on their vintage typewriter, attached to the same patterned paper they had used in the invitation, and wrapped around bare wine bottles.
Guests' names were calligraphed on menu cards that featured a glittered wreath icon at Kathryn and Ryan's winter wedding.
Menus printed in brightly colored ink were meant to coordinate with the coral flowers placed at each setting at Nina and Jon's Mexican destination wedding.
This menu's script design befitted the whimsical yet classic style of Fraser and Matthew's wedding celebration.
The menu at Zoe and John's wedding was written on a vintage window frame and fit in perfectly with the natural decor and setting.
Purple-printed menus were tucked into hemstitched linen napkins at Caroline and Keating's Southern affair.
Jessie and Tyler's graphic-designer friend used colored chalk to write out the dinner menu for the couple's vibrant, travel-themed reception.
Menu cards at Jessica and Jed's wedding were die-cut with the couple's shared initial.
Typewriter-style menu cards were printed on large manila tags which fit with the "industrial modern" vibe at Andi and Carissa's wedding.
At Megan and Steve's wedding, a sage ribbon tied a sprig of rosemary to napkins which were folded into a pouch to hold this printed menu card.
Menu cards displayed in footed, wired picture frames added to the table decor at Tasha and D.W.'s wedding.
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